EP1439576A3 - Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Durchgangsloches - Google Patents

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EP1439576A3
EP1439576A3 EP04250045A EP04250045A EP1439576A3 EP 1439576 A3 EP1439576 A3 EP 1439576A3 EP 04250045 A EP04250045 A EP 04250045A EP 04250045 A EP04250045 A EP 04250045A EP 1439576 A3 EP1439576 A3 EP 1439576A3
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Kei Shinko Electric Industries Co Ltd Murayama
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • H10W20/023Manufacture or treatment of interconnections within wafers or substrates the interconnections being through-semiconductor vias
    • H10W20/0238Manufacture or treatment of interconnections within wafers or substrates the interconnections being through-semiconductor vias comprising etching via holes through pads or through electrodes
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • H10W20/023Manufacture or treatment of interconnections within wafers or substrates the interconnections being through-semiconductor vias
    • H10W20/0245Manufacture or treatment of interconnections within wafers or substrates the interconnections being through-semiconductor vias comprising use of blind vias during the manufacture
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • H10W20/20Interconnections within wafers or substrates, e.g. through-silicon vias [TSV]
    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H10WGENERIC PACKAGES, INTERCONNECTIONS, CONNECTORS OR OTHER CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10W72/00Interconnections or connectors in packages
    • H10W72/01Manufacture or treatment
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    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H10W72/551Materials of bond wires
    • H10W72/552Materials of bond wires comprising metals or metalloids, e.g. silver
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    • H10W72/5525Materials of bond wires comprising metals or metalloids, e.g. silver comprising copper [Cu]
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    • H10W90/00Package configurations
    • H10W90/20Configurations of stacked chips
    • H10W90/297Configurations of stacked chips characterised by the through-semiconductor vias [TSVs] in the stacked chips
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    • H10W90/721Package configurations characterised by the relative positions of pads or connectors relative to package parts of bump connectors
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    • H10W90/721Package configurations characterised by the relative positions of pads or connectors relative to package parts of bump connectors
    • H10W90/724Package configurations characterised by the relative positions of pads or connectors relative to package parts of bump connectors between a chip and a stacked insulating package substrate, interposer or RDL
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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